Chapter IX · Mergers of companies · Section II · Cross-border mergers

Article 117-E Form and disclosure

Artigo 117.º-E · Forma e publicidade

Código das Sociedades Comerciais · Decree-Law No. 262/86 · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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Participation by companies with their registered office in Portugal in a cross-border merger is subject to the requirements concerning form, registration and publication applicable to domestic mergers, without prejudice to Article 117-H.

A participação de sociedades com sede em Portugal numa fusão transfronteiriça está sujeita às exigências de forma, assim como ao registo e à publicação previstos para as fusões internas, sem prejuízo do disposto no artigo 117.º-H.

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Domestic form/registration/publication rules and the special effects provision are both retained.

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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.

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